Ashley Phord-Toy

Leaves, Leaving, Left

Written in 2015

I will never be more than the person I am tomorrow

It is hard to escape reality

Knowing that I am lost to that fate

Darkness

Written in 2015

Wake up WAKE up WAKE UP

To skin and bones

Silence

The lips move slowly

I leap forward

For Those Who Listen

The very first time I ever said hello,

I walked into a glass ballroom with flowing glass ribbons

Beneath me, I thought I could see the tips of her light